The Ugly Sister (Site) of the Blue and Brown Books

The smaller, and not nearly as important or attractive sister site to the Blue and Brown Books www.blueandbrownbooks.com

This is essentially an aggregate of junk from Aaron's RSS feeds.

December 5
It Could be Possible to Stop Hurricanes with Supersonic Jets [Weather Control] Hurricanes, as we’ve seen, can wreak serious havoc when they strike populated areas. We’ve never had control over them before, but one researcher thinks they could be broken up with F-4 fighter…
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Pupaphobia: Fear of Puppet

Most kids will find puppets funny, but not this kid. He’s got a severe form of pupaphobia (the irrational fear of puppets). I don’t think he’s making this up, and I sure hope that he…
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TEDTalks : Reinventing the car - Larry Burns (2005) General Motors veep Larry Burns previews cool next-gen car design: sleek, customizable (and computer-enhanced) vehicles that run clean on hydrogen — and pump energy back into the electrical grid…
December 3
Tokyo Xmas Light Shows Overload Senses, Power Grid [Reader Participation] Tis the season to be luminously spankylighty all over the world. Xmas lights are my favorite thing about the holidays. Heck, last year I even bought —and reviewed—a Philips Livingcolors Lamp…
November 7
i’m not blogging until i get a job. then i shall return to dailies.
October 24
these saw5 reviews are pure gold. “this time the movie theatre is the trap.” http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/saw_v/
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Time Out for Earnestness

I actively avoid politics in public. I am a deeply politically engaged person, but I think The Sound of Young America and Jordan, Jesse Go! aren’t the venue for my opinions. I occasionally hear…
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Worse Than Great Depression? Link of the day - Who Is Shawn Casey? Is He For Real?



Interview with Nassim Taleb, famous economist and author of “The Black Swan” and Dr. Mandelbrot, professor of Mathematics. Both…
October 22
sweep, sweep, sweep, balayer. say sweep in french and you’ll say balayer.
October 19
makin’ dinner. some steamed veggies and teriyaki-marinated-tofu.